Conditions / Refusal Reasons
That the proposal would be contrary to policy EN5 of the Oxfordshire
Structure Plan, policy G4 of the Oxfordshire Structure Plan (deposit
draft), policy GB2 of the Council's adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan
and Government advice in PPG2. The site lies within the Oxford Green
Belt wherein there is a general presumption against new development
apart from that which is essential for the needs of agriculture, forestry
and recreation or some other purpose appropriate to the Green Belt. No
justification has been put forward to warrant overriding established
Green Belt policies.
That the proposal would be contrary to the general, envrionmental and
housing policies of the Oxfordshire Structure Plan (G1, EN1 and H1),
the Oxfordshire Structure Plan deposit draft (G1, G2, EN1 and H1) and the
adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan (G1, H5 and H18). The site does not
constitute a strict infill plot and the proposal would comprise an
unacceptable form of backland development that would detract from the
privacy and amenity enjoyed by the occupiers of neighbouring residential
properties.